proposed legislation

Indiana residents looking to hire contractors for home repair or remodeling projects would be able to search a state registry
that's among a package of legislative proposals Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Tuesday he's supporting in an effort
to boost consumer protections.

Community corrections advocates are worried that a proposal to consolidate the Marion County probation and community corrections
departments would take local decision-making away from community members and give more control to judges.

The Indiana Psychological Association tried to convince members of the Indiana General Assembly to make a key change to state
law governing insanity evaluations Sept. 24, but legislators seemed skeptical of the need for a revision.

Proposed changes to the panel that recommends judges for the Indiana Supreme Court and Court of Appeals advanced to the House
floor Monday, but not before some lawmakers said they reserved judgment on whether the measure was constitutional.

The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Monday refusing to order mediation in the lawsuit filed by Democratic lawmakers
after some of their pay was withheld following legislative walkouts in 2011 and 2012.

Several bills moved out of legislative committee this week, including one that would expand the definition of child seduction
to include a mental health professional engaging in certain sexual behavior with a patient between 16 and 18 years old.

Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, announced Wednesday that he has introduced legislation to revise the state’s education
credit law for sex offenders. He said eight months ago that he would seek to change the law after a sex offender was released
early after earning this type of credit.